Saalfeld Griggs, with offices in Salem
and Bend, announces that Brian G. Moore has
recently joined the firm’s real estate and land use
practice group in Salem. Moore obtained his bachelor’s
degree in business management from Brigham Young University
in Provo, Utah. He obtained his law degree from Willamette
University College of Law in 2004. Moore’s practice
will focus on assisting corporations and individuals
in real estate transactions and land use applications
and development.

• • • • •

Jeremy T. Vermilyea has been named
a shareholder in Jordan Schrader. Vermilyea, whose
practice focuses on construction, business law, litigation
and estate and succession planning. He practiced with
the Anchorage firm of Royce & Brain prior to joining
Jordan Schrader in 2000. Vermilyea is a frequent lecturer
and author on topics pertinent to the construction
industry. He is a member of the Associated General
Contractors, Oregon-Columbia Chapter and serves on
its legislative committee as well as on the steering
committee of the Young Constructors Forum.

• • • • •

Jeffrey C. Misley has been re-elected
managing partner of Sussman Shank for fiscal year 2005. Nena
Cook has been appointed the litigation practice
group chair. Michael G. Halligan has been elected
to a two-year term succeeding Jeffrey R. Spere as
a member of the firm’s management committee. Barry
P. Caplan will continue as the practice group chair
for the bankruptcy/creditors’ rights group. John
E. McCormick will continue as the practice group
chair for the business group.

• • • • •

Julie Krull announces that she
has opened her own law office in downtown Portland.
After graduating from Lewis & Clark Law School
in 1996, she represented Spanish-speaking clients at
the firm of Squires and Lopez. Krull will continue
to practice criminal defense and will also accept immigration
cases. She speaks Spanish, and plans to continue to
serve the local Latino population. Her office is located
at 400 S.W. 6th Ave., Suite 914, Portland, OR 97204.
Her phone number is (503) 224-3031.

• • • • •

Meredith K. Merth has joined the
business and estate planning section of Dunn Carney
Allen Higgins & Tongue. Merth, a recent graduate
of Willamette University School of Law, will focus
on business law, taxation and estate planning. Merth
received her B.A. from Carroll College in 1999 and
her J. D. from Willamette University School of Law
in 2004. During law school Merth was on the Willamette
Law Review.

• • • • •

Libby Davis is the new assistant
dean for career services at the Lewis & Clark Law
School. Davis was in private practice before joining
the law school as alumni director. Since 1995, Davis
has worked as director of career services, where she
developed the Pro Bono Honors program, facilitated
the highly successful mentor programs and organized
numerous other programs and events.

• • • • •

Ellen Jones is the new director
of career services at Lewis & Clark Law School.
She served as the director of career services at Willamette
University College of Law from October 2001 to May
2004. Jones previously worked for the Juvenile Rights
Project, a nonprofit law firm in Portland, first as
a staff attorney and later as executive director.

• • • • •

Lisa LeSage is the new assistant
dean for business law programs at Lewis & Clark
Law School. She joined the law school staff in 1996
as assistant dean for career services. Prior to that,
LeSage was a staff attorney with Oregon Legal Services’ Farmworker
office and partner in a law firm, representing clients
in state and federal courts and trying several high-profile
cases. LeSage is vice-president of the OSB Board of
Governors, where she is the current chair of the BOG
Access to Justice Committee. In 2002, she received
the Oregon State Bar President’s Affirmative Action
Award as one of the founders of the OSB diversity section.

• • • • •

Lisa M. Gramp has joined Marvin,
Chorzempa & Larson. Previously, she practiced land
use and construction law at the Boston office of Goodwin
Procter. She obtained her law degree from Northeastern
University in Boston in 2002. Prior to becoming an
attorney, Gramp practiced as a designer with several
Boston architectural firms. She holds both a masters
degree in architecture and a masters in landscape architecture
from the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University.

• • • • •

Attorney Andrew D. Barofsky joins
the nanotechnology and microtechnology law practice
group at Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt. Barofsky
will also serve as a member of the firm’s business
and technology practice group. Barofsky specializes
in corporate law, intellectual property and patent
law for science and technology companies. He is a current
member of the American Electronics Association, the
Software Association of Oregon, Oregon Entrepreneurs
Association and Oregon Innovation Network, as well
as being active with ONAMI and the Oregon Biosciences
Association. He is also a member of the bar associations
in Oregon, Massachusetts and Boston and the ABA. Barofsky
earned a juris doctor degree from Boston College Law
School, an MBA from Boston College and a bachelor of
science degree in biochemistry from the University
of Oregon.

• • • • •

Attorney Kevin Brannon joins Schwabe,
Williamson & Wyatt as shareholder. Brannon specializes
in complex business transactions, including mergers,
acquisitions, joint ventures and other strategic transactions
for mid-market and emerging growth companies. He was
most recently of counsel to Preston Gates & Ellis’ Portland
office in its securities, mergers and acquisitions,
and emerging growth practice groups. He began practicing
corporate, securities and business law in Portland
in 1984. Brannon formerly served as founder, chairman,
CEO and de facto general counsel of Maryland-based
Frederick Brewing Co., and led the company through
eight years of rapid growth. He serves on the board
of directors of the Oregon Entrepreneurs Forum and
is a member of the ABA and its Forum on Franchising.

• • • • •

Evashevski, Elliott, Cihak & Hediger
announces the addition of John M. Dezzani, a
1995 graduate of the University of Oregon Law School
and certified financial planner. Prior to joining the
firm, Dezzani served in the U.S. Navy’s Judge Advocates
General Corps. He continues to serve in the U.S. Naval
Reserves as a lieutenant commander. After leaving active
duty, Dezzani practiced law with the State of Hawaii’s
largest law firm, primarily in the litigation section.
He plans to practice in the areas of probate, estate
planning, business and real estate law.

• • • • •

J.D. Williams, formally an associate
at Landye Bennett Blumstein, has opened a new law office
where he will continue representing Indian tribes and
other clients in Indian law matters. Williams is general
counsel for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Indian Reservation and an appellate judge for the Nisqually
Tribe. Williams can be reached at (503)233-0292 or
triballaw@comcast.net.

• • • • •

Davis, Gilstrap, Hearn, Saladoff & Smith
in Ashland has changed its name to Davis, Hearn, Saladoff & Smith,
following the recent retirement of David V. Gilstrap.
The firm announces that former associate Jennifer
A. Bridges (upper) has become a shareholder. Bridges
practices in the areas of business law, copyright and
trademark, and condominiums and planned communities.
The firm also welcomes Jennifer L. Crane (lower)
to the firm’s litigation practice. Crane received her
law degree in 1995 from Northwestern School of Law
at Lewis & Clark College, and after practicing
for several years in Salt Lake City, has returned to
enjoy the quality of life that Southern Oregon offers.
Her practice focuses primarily on civil and commercial
litigation, land use, water law and domestic relations.

• • • • •

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt announces
the addition of eight attorneys. Melissa A. Boge joins
Schwabe from Preston Gates & Ellis’s Portland office,
where she was an associate in the business and intellectual
property groups. Boge advises clients on a wide range
of issues, including corporate branding and marketing
matters, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance,
technology commercialization and licensing, corporate
governance, e-commerce and privacy matters, and trademark
and copyright law. She is active in the Oregon Entrepreneurs
Forum, the Software Association of Oregon, City Club
of Portland and the Business Law Section of the OSB. Jeffrey
D. Hern joins Schwabe’s business litigation practice
group. He recently graduated with a juris doctor degree
from Willamette University College of Law and holds
a bachelor of arts degree in economics from Denison
University. W. Randy Miller, Jr. most recently
served as a summer associate at Schwabe after earning
a J.D. from Willamette University College of Law. During
law school, he was a legal clerk at Vial Fotheringham.
Prior to attending law school, Miller worked as an
internal auditor for Les Schwab Tire Company and as
a police officer in Sunriver, Ore. He also served in
the U.S. Marine Corps 1989-1995 and earned a B.S. in
business management from Linfield College. Intellectual
property attorney Pierre Keeley joins Schwabe’s
IP and patent practice group. He most recently served
as an intern in Intel Corp.’s legal department. He
earned a J.D. from Santa Clara University School of
Law and an MBA from the Leavey School of Business at
Santa Clara University. Shonee D. Langford served
as a law clerk at the Oregon Department of Justice,
and then as a summer associate at Schwabe, while earning
her J.D. from Willamette University College of Law. Christiane
R. Fife joins Schwabe after recently earning a
J.D. from the University of Oregon School of Law and
serving as a summer associate at Schwabe. Allyssa
Walton joins Schwabe after serving as a law clerk
in the family law section of the Oregon Department
of Justice. She earned a J.D. from the University of
Oregon Law School. She is involved in non-profit organizations,
providing support services to children and families,
most recently Eugene Teen Court, Services to Children
and Families and Committed Partners for Youth, all
in Eugene. Carrie Wood joins Schwabe’s business
and corporate law practice group after recently earning
a J.D. from Willamette University College of Law.

• • • • •

Loree Devery has rejoined Tonkon
Torp as the firm’s recruiting manager. A former Tonkon
Torp lawyer, Devery was an associate and partner in
the firm’s bankruptcy/creditors’ rights department
from 1988 through 1998. During that time she also served
on the firm’s hiring committee. Prior to returning
to Tonkon Torp, she served as executive director of
Oregon Women Lawyers.

• • • • •

Kennedy & Kennedy has moved
to 601 S.W. Second Ave., Suite 2050, Portland, OR 97204.

• • • • •

Zack P. Mittge has joined Hutchinson,
Cox, Coons, DuPriest, Orr & Sherlock; a general
practice law firm in Eugene. Mittge graduated from
the University of Washington and is a recent graduate
of the University of Oregon School of Law. He will
be practicing in civil litigation emphasizing the areas
of land use and real estate. Mittge can be reached
at (541) 686-9160.

• • • • •

Former State Public Defender David
E. Groom has relocated his office to 714 S.W.
20th Pl., Portland, OR 97205, where he will share
office space with Chilton, Ebbett and Rohr. His phone
number is (503) 771-3587. He continues to emphasize
criminal appellate law in state courts, including
appointed and retained appeals, felony or misdemeanor.

• • • • •

Ater Wynne has added four new attorneys. John
D. Walch uses a strategic approach to design,
build and maintain clients’ benefits plans, including
ESOPs, profit sharing plans, 401(k) plans, defined
benefit and welfare benefit plans. He is of counsel
with the business group. Walch has more than 15 years’ experience,
including several years with Standard Insurance Co.’s
retirement plans division. Sarah K. Wallace joins
Ater Wynne’s regulated industries practice as an
associate, emphasizing telecommunications, environmental
and energy law. She has represented clients in state
courts and state administrative agencies in both
Oregon and Washington. Wallace has an LL.M. in environmental & natural
resources law from Northwestern School of Law of
Lewis & Clark College and graduated from the
University of San Diego School of Law in 1996. Andrea
M. Wendt is an associate with the litigation
group. She handles general business litigation as
well as employment law, defense of products liability
claims and environmental and regulatory litigation.
Wendt is a recent graduate of Hastings College of
Law, University of California. Nathan A. Karman returns
to the firm as an associate in the litigation and
business groups. He began his career with Ater Wynne
as a summer associate in 2003. Karman is a recent
graduate of Duke University School of Law.

• • • • •

Jacob Carroll has been appointed
as an assistant attorney general in the business transactions
section of the General Counsel Division with the Oregon
Department of Justice. Carroll received his bachelor
of arts degree from Marquette University, master of
science and J.D. degrees from Syracuse University and
master of law from the University of Washington. During
law school, he clerked for the Washington attorney
general’s office, high technology unit. After law school
graduation, he served as land acquisition coordinator
for Habitat for Humanity and was in private practice
in Portland.

• • • • •

Ben Hartman has been appointed
as an assistant attorney general in the Appellate Division
with the Oregon Department of Justice. Hartman received
his B.A. and J.D. from the University of Texas and
an LL.M. degree from the University of Edinburgh. Hartman
has been in private practice in New York City and has
served as an intern for the Appeals Chamber of the
International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia.

• • • • •

Heather Tourville has left her
private practice and joined Wellsource, Inc., an Oregon-based
health promotion software company, as executive vice
president and general counsel. The company is located
at 15431 S.E. 82nd Dr., P.O. Box 569, Clackamas, OR
97015; phone: (503) 656-7446; fax: (503) 650-0880;
email: heathert@wellsource.com; website: www.wellsource.com.